Town government · Lafayette County, WI

Fayette's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fayette took in $238 thousand and spent $184 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Town taxes34%Federal tax money8.8%

What stands out

57%

of Fayette's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes34%

Property tax
34%$82 thousand

Federal tax money8.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.8%$21 thousand

State tax money57%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
57%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Health and hospitals3.8%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

6.5%

of Fayette's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$48 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fayette. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fayette itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.